Welcome to my blog
I am the Director of Curriculum Programmes for Ark Curriculum Plus. You can find out more about our complete curriculum programmes here.
I have taught and been a senior leader in rural and city schools for over a decade, and hold a PhD in mathematics education. As Director of Mathematics for the Ark multi-academy trust, I founded Mathematics Mastery.
I’ve written two books about teaching mathematics for mastery – one mostly for primary and one focused more on secondary – you can read about them here.
You can contact me via twitter @DrHelenDrury
Helen Drury September 2021
Three levers to transform subject teaching
It’s exciting to hear all the ‘back-to-school’ buzz across the nation. It feels like the right time to talk about leadership, collaboration and professional development – the magic ingredients of successful teaching so that every child succeeds. In my second book, I identified three levers for transforming subject teaching. Evidence and experience combined convince me…
Origins
I’ve loved the recent questions and interest in my mastery books on Twitter. In this blog – extracted from the introduction to How To Teach Mathematics For Mastery – I share some of the key themes in my primary and secondary writing. I begin by explaining that, “This book is grounded in two things: a…
“So what’s this book of yours about, then?”
Twitter remains relatively unfamiliar territory for me, but as I tentatively explore it, it’s been exciting to hear from people who’ve read one of my books – especially when they’re enthusiastic about the experience! But there are some questions I find it tricky to answer in so few characters. ‘What’s it about?’ ‘What is mastery…
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